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... Having just come back from vacation, and looking at my photos, compared to what photos I saw on someone's S5 during that vacation, the difference is astounding, the S5 takes such amazing photos. ...

I couldn't help but think that maybe your crappy pictures, as usual, have less to do with the camera, but are because of the photographer :)D )
A photog who understands the basic concepts of taking good pictures (lighting, composition, color, subject distance, etc) can take good pictures, mostly ignoring the quality of the camera itself.
Bah! A skilled photographer can make a quality shot with a pinhole camera...
 
I couldn't help but think that maybe your crappy pictures, as usual, have less to do with the camera, but are because of the photographer :)D )
A photog who understands the basic concepts of taking good pictures (lighting, composition, color, subject distance, etc) can take good pictures, mostly ignoring the quality of the camera itself.

Well, the person using the S5 sure didn't look like a professional photographer, but she sure did take beautiful pictures.
 
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